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Event:
HFC 308 Shankoli vs Gruber
Date: Apr 08, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Harris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Arroyo is looking to improve his position.
Arroyo regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Arroyo wants to get back to his feet but Harris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arroyo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Arroyo keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully. #T1#
Arroyo pulls Harris in close to prevent any damage.
Arroyo looking to control.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Arroyo wants to reverse the position here. Harris has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Arroyo is forced to tap! Arroyo looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ruarc Harris!
Post fight, Ruarc Harris took to the microphone: 'To all the women that we love best, we love em best when there undressed. And when there dead and long forgotten, we will dig em up and screw them rotten.'.
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Event:
HFC 304 Fame vs Wade II
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1#
A leg kick checked by Shankoli.
Arroyo misses with a kick to the body
and Shankoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shankoli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shankoli checks a leg kick.
Arroyo blocks a jab.
Arroyo throws out a counter right but Shankoli avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shankoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arroyo jabs Shankoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice jab there from Arroyo.
Shankoli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arroyo's sensitive parts.
Shankoli throws out a leg kick but Arroyo moves out of range and Shankoli only half commits. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Shankoli has knocked Arroyo down with a huge combo! Shankoli steps away and waves a wobbly Arroyo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Arroyo is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shankoli lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Arroyo - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Shankoli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ravi Shankoli!
Post fight, an emotional Ravi Shankoli said 'His spirit was strong, but my intention was to crush him. Psychologically, as well as physically with my boxing. I knew that he would be a willing opponent, and he showed heart, but my soul wanted this more! I feel strongly against animal violence, but in this case taking the hammer to the panda wa'.
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Event:
HFC 297 Taylor vs Prime
Date: Jan 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Arroyo misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen blocks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arroyo.
Arroyo gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Silvennoinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arroyo's guard.
Silvennoinen stopping the sweep attempt from Arroyo.#SUB2#
Arroyo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silvennoinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Arroyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing that Silvennoinen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Arroyo is pulling down on Silvennoinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Silvennoinen, at least for the moment.#SUB2#
Arroyo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1#
Silvennoinen postures up and lands a big shot to Arroyo's brow.
Arroyo controls Silvennoinen momentarily but Silvennoinen frees himself.
Arroyo keeping moving, preventing Silvennoinen from controlling successfully.
Silvennoinen postures up.
Silvennoinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Arroyo trying to control the position.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silvennoinen looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Arroyo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silvennoinen defends it easily.
Silvennoinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silvennoinen throwing strikes but missing.
Silvennoinen scoring with some ground and pound.
Silvennoinen sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Arroyo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silvennoinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silvennoinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Silvennoinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Silvennoinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Arroyo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arroyo keeping full guard, as Silvennoinen tries to pass.
Arroyo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvennoinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silvennoinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arroyo has his hands on Silvennoinen's head, controlling the position.
Silvennoinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silvennoinen wants to control from the top but Arroyo keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silvennoinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Arroyo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silvennoinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd cheers as Silvennoinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arroyo doesn't seem phased though.
Silvennoinen shoots in for a takedown but Arroyo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvennoinen manages to avoid it.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvennoinen checks a low kick from Arroyo.
Silvennoinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silvennoinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arroyo defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Silvennoinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Arroyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Silvennoinen.
A combination from Arroyo does no damage.
Arroyo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arroyo connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
Arroyo gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Silvennoinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arroyo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Silvennoinen dives into side control.
#REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Arroyo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silvennoinen lands an elbow.
Silvennoinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arroyo can do to turn this around?#T1#
An elbow from Silvennoinen crashes against the mat.
Silvennoinen looks up at the clock and then as Arroyo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silvennoinen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Arroyo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Arroyo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo tries to roll over but Silvennoinen keeps him under control.
Silvennoinen working Arroyo over with strikes.
Silvennoinen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silvennoinen trying to mount his opponent but Arroyo defends it. #T2#
Arroyo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silvennoinen wants to pass to mount but Arroyo is defending the position.
Silvennoinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arroyo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arroyo is looking to improve his position.
Arroyo trying to control from the bottom.
Arroyo is trying is best to control the position here.
Silvennoinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arroyo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arroyo gets full guard.#T3##SUB2#
Arroyo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silvennoinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arroyo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silvennoinen.
Arroyo working a defensive guard here.
Silvennoinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silvennoinen throwing strikes from guard but Arroyo blocks nicely.
Silvennoinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arroyo's head.
Silvennoinen with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silvennoinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silvennoinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silvennoinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silvennoinen preventing the sweep.
Silvennoinen chips away with some ground and pound.
Silvennoinen connects with a couple of short punches.
Silvennoinen throwing strikes but missing.
Silvennoinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arroyo controls Silvennoinen momentarily but Silvennoinen frees himself.
Silvennoinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Arroyo has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Silvennoinen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Arroyo throws a head kick but Silvennoinen moves out of range.
Silvennoinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo misses the jab.
Arroyo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvennoinen.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Arroyo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arroyo throws out a loose jab but Silvennoinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Silvennoinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arroyo. That's going to slow Silvennoinen down.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvennoinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arroyo avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Silvennoinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arroyo's head.
Silvennoinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Silvennoinen.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Silvennoinen slips a jab from Arroyo.
Silvennoinen loads up on a big right hand but Arroyo slips the punch.
Javier Arroyo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arroyo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arroyo misses with a hook. Silvennoinen ducked under it nicely.
Silvennoinen jabs Arroyo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Javier Arroyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Silvennoinen misses with a looping left.
Arroyo tries a low kick but Silvennoinen avoids it.
Silvennoinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvennoinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Arroyo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvennoinen attempts a counter takedown but Arroyo avoids it well and moves away.
Silvennoinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arroyo.
Arroyo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silvennoinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a right hand #TD#
and Silvennoinen counters with a shoot takedown. Arroyo fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo controls Silvennoinen momentarily but Silvennoinen frees himself. #T3#
Silvennoinen landing some decent shots from guard.
Silvennoinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Arroyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvennoinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Arroyo is retaining full guard.
Seppo Silvennoinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silvennoinen wants to control from the top but Arroyo keeps moving.
Silvennoinen is pushing down on Arroyo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Arroyo is fighting to maintain full guard but Silvennoinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silvennoinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Arroyo wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silvennoinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Javier Arroyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arroyo wants to get back to full guard.
Silvennoinen stalling.
Arroyo is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silvennoinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Silvennoinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silvennoinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Silvennoinen!
A relieved looking Seppo Silvennoinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
HFC 296 Klitschko vs Wade
Date: Jan 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Arroyo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gruber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arroyo.
Gruber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arroyo looks to land a combination. Gruber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Arroyo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gruber is breathing heavily.
Arroyo scores with a jab.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body shot.
Arroyo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gruber steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arroyo. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arroyo thows a body kick. Gruber tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arroyo connects with an inside leg kick.
Arroyo lands with a nice body punch.
Arroyo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gruber moves forwards but Arroyo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arroyo throws a head kick that misses.
Arroyo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gruber at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Arroyo. #T1#
Gruber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gruber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Gruber with an uppercut!#CUT2#
Hans Gruber's cut is getting worse.
Arroyo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Arroyo. Gruber shrugs it off though.
Arroyo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arroyo.#ROC2#
Gruber is rocked!
Arroyo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arroyo is stalking Gruber. Gruber circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Arroyo, and it's lights out! Gruber really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Russell shoots in for a takedown but Arroyo shows good takedown defense.
Russell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arroyo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Russell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arroyo lands the left hand.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the body.
Russell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Russell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crunch! Arroyo slams his shin into Russell's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Arroyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arroyo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Russell will feel that in the morning.
Russell fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1#
Russell takes one to the side of the head.
Russell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Russell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Arroyo thuds his right hand into Russell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#ROC#
Russell is rocked!
Arroyo scores with a leg kick.
Russell is still on wobbly legs! Can Arroyo finish him?
Russell shoots in for a takedown but Arroyo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Russell seems to have recovered his senses.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Russell's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arroyo.
#CL#
Russell tries to keep at a distance but Arroyo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arroyo lands with a left to the head.
Arroyo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Arroyo. #T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Arroyo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arroyo.
Arroyo pushes Russell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Russell looks winded!
Arroyo is leaning against Russell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arroyo.
Arroyo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arroyo pushes Russell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Russell can't get the takedown.
Javier Arroyo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Russell.
Arroyo is leaning against Russell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Russell jumps guard but Arroyo stands there with Russell around his waist. Russell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Arroyo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Russell or not.
Arroyo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T3#
Russell looking for a takedown.
Arroyo pushes Russell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Arroyo.
Russell is trying to maintain a safe position but Arroyo gets an underhook and turns Russell into the cage.
Arroyo blocks an uppercut.
Arroyo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arroyo is leaning against Russell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arroyo pushes Russell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo lands a shot to the body.
Arroyo lands a left hand.
Arroyo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Arroyo.
Nice body punch from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands a nice uppercut.
Arroyo lands a body shot in the clinch.
#KD#
Arroyo drops Russell onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Russell is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo lands a big right hand that drops Russell! The killer instinct kicks in and Arroyo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Arroyo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Arroyo!
A very excited looking Javier Arroyo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
DUEL#7 Parker vs Ponjev
Date: Aug 14, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Arroyo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arroyo scores with a hook to the body.#TD2#
Arroyo pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drako forces his way into half guard.
Arroyo wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Drako is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Arroyo defends it well. #ES2#
Arroyo has one foot on Drako's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#TD#
Drako shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Arroyo's guard.
Drako stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arroyo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drako prevents Arroyo from getting back to his feet.
Arroyo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drako manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drako keeping moving, preventing Arroyo from controlling successfully.
Arroyo stands and throws Drako's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Drako is not content to let Arroyo control the position. #T1#
Arroyo working the ground and pound but Drako is defending the strikes.
Drako is trying to control Arroyo's posture but Arroyo avoids it.
Arroyo is working Drako over with some ground and pound from side control.
Arroyo wants to control but Drako is keeping him busy.
Arroyo is putting a hurting on Drako here, landing some big shots from side control. #CUT2#
It looks like Annakin Drako has been cut.
Arroyo lands a nice forearm strike. #SUB2#
Arroyo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arroyo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drako sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drako regains half guard.
Drako wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Drako is in trouble now - Arroyo has advanced to mount!
Arroyo lands a big shot there that rocks Drako but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Arroyo lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Drako! Arroyo sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Drako and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 06, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Arroyo moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD#
Arroyo drags the fight down to the ground.
TupperIII trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arroyo is looking to stand up but TupperIII isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB2#
TupperIII drops back looking for a leg! Arroyo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Arroyo manages to kick TupperIII off! TupperIII jumps back into Arroyo's guard.
TupperIII prevents Arroyo from getting back to his feet. #SUB2#
TupperIII drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and TupperIII jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Arroyo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
TupperIII trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo wants to sweep but no luck.
Arroyo wants to stand and escape but TupperIII is having none of it. #ES#
Arroyo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. TupperIII has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
TupperIII is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Arroyo to keep the fight standing.
Arroyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Arroyo lands a hook that snaps the head of TupperIII backwards.
Arroyo pushes TupperIII back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #TD#
Arroyo successfully pulls guard.
#SUB2#
TupperIII is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Arroyo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. TupperIII is aware though and is defending well.
TupperIII preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Arroyo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arroyo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
TupperIII preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
TupperIII is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
TupperIII is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #ES#
Arroyo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#T2##CL#
Arroyo has TupperIII up against the cage in a clinch.
Arroyo lands an uppercut.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. TupperIII just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Arroyo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics TupperIII uses from the top position.
TupperIII forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
TupperIII wants to work for an arm triangle but Arroyo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#ES#
Arroyo kicks TupperIII off and gets back to his feet.#CL#
Arroyo closes the distance and clinches.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables TupperIII to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
TupperIII jumps into guard, dragging Arroyo to the mat.
Arroyo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Arroyo scoring with some ground and pound.
TupperIII has momentary wrist control but Arroyo slips an elbow through the middle.
Arroyo trying to control the position from guard on top but TupperIII is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3##SUB2#
Arroyo got a little sloppy there for a moment and TupperIII has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arroyo has managed to get both his arms back between TupperIII's legs - danger averted.
Arroyo stopping the sweep attempt from TupperIII.
Arroyo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
TupperIII looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
TupperIII has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Arroyo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for TupperIII.
TupperIII manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
TupperIII looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
TupperIII looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
TupperIII looks winded!
Arroyo is nestled in close to TupperIII, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arroyo tries to pass to full mount but TupperIII defends it.
Arroyo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arroyo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T4#
TupperIII can't escape the position.
Arroyo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Arroyo with the ground and pound from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
TupperIII working to try and regain half guard.
Arroyo lands a big elbow.
Arroyo softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and TupperIII is out cold! Arroyo jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
VCL Fight Night: 32
Date: Apr 17, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Arroyo clinches.
Arroyo has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Arroyo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Arroyo tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Arroyo drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Arroyo. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Arroyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Arroyo has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Arroyo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Williams regains guard immediately.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Arroyo is having none of it.
Arroyo throws a big elbow that misses.
Arroyo passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arroyo.
Arroyo working Williams over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Williams is looking to escape.
Arroyo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams trying to control but Arroyo postures up.
Williams won't allow Arroyo to pass to mount.
Arroyo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SU#
Arroyo gets to his feet - Williams follows without any prompting. #CL#
Arroyo darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
A short left from Williams.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams tries to work over Arroyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arroyos head.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Arroyo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T2#
Arroyo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Arroyo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arroyo has him pressed against the cage.
Arroyo prevents a body shot from Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Arroyo moves into the clinch.
Arroyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams. #T3##BC2#
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arroyo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arroyo tries to clinch up.#CL#
Arroyo moves into the clinch.
Arroyo blocks a body shot from Williams.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams. #BC2#
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Arroyo rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Arroyo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Arroyo digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arroyo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Arroyo clinches with his opponent.
#T4#
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arroyo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Arroyo drops back down to his feet.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arroyo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards. #TD#
Arroyo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Arroyo wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Arroyo tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Arroyo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo tries to clinch
and Arroyo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arroyo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Arroyo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arroyo backing away here, and Williams unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#CL#
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Arroyo. Arroyo maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Arroyo lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Arroyo lands a right hand.
Javier Arroyo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arroyo.
Arroyo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Arroyo. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##BC2#
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Arroyo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams feints a counter leg kick.
Arroyo tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it. #CL#
Arroyo instigates a clinch.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arroyo scores with a shoulder strike.
Arroyo jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Arroyo controls his hands.
Arroyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Williams to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Arroyo pulls guard.
Arroyo is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams looking to pass the guard. #T2##SU2#
Williams gets to his feet. Arroyo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL2#
Arroyo tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Arroyo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!#ES#
Arroyo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Arroyo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arroyo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Arroyo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arroyo is looking to clinch.
Williams throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arroyo tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Arroyo tries to clinch up.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo is looking to clinch.
Williams throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Arroyo.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arroyo tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Arroyo moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a good low kick that Arroyo was not able to check. #T4#
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arroyo tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams throws a fast counter high kick but Arroyo manages to duck under it in time.#CL#
Arroyo clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Arroyo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Arroyo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Arroyo off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arroyo tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Arroyo avoids the head kick by Williams.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing. #ROC2#
Arroyo is rocked!
Williams sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Arroyo's defenses. It connects perfectly with Arroyo's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Carter Williams!
Sean Carter Williams bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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